Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in South Lanarkshire

Problem Solving
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 11 -
Rank change year-on-year +9 - -
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Lanarkshire 33.33% 3.70% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 37.50% 4.17% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £425 £460
% change year-on-year +5.88% -7.61% +2.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Lanarkshire

Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in South Lanarkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8 24 83
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire 88.89% 88.89% 90.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 14 61
10th Percentile £530 £437 £250
25th Percentile £538 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £475 £675
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -29.63% +68.75%
75th Percentile £563 £730 £700
90th Percentile £570 £776 -
Scotland median daily rate £464 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +3.06% -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £18.87 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £22.88 £19.75
% change year-on-year -12.57% +15.82% +5.33%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in South Lanarkshire

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 6 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East Kilbride +9 3 £550 - 4
Problem-Solving
Scotland

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Military
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) OAT Tester
1 2 (66.67%) Tester
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Service Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Service Desk Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (66.67%) Operational Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Problem Management
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Bash
1 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA